- [uncountable, countable]
short grass and the surface layer of soil that is held together by its roots; a piece of this that has been cut from the ground and is used especially for making lawns (= the area of grass in a garden) 草皮；（铺草坪用的）草皮块 newly laid turf 新铺的草皮 - (especially British English)
the hallowed turf of Wimbledon, etc. (= the grass used for playing a sport on) 温布尔登等被视为神圣的运动场草皮
Extra ExamplesWe laid turf to create a lawn. 我们铺设了草皮做草坪。 primitive cottages made of sods of turf and sticks 由草皮和木条搭建的原始村舍 The training area includes a synthetic turf field. 训练场包括一块人造草皮场地。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- green
- soft
- springy
- …
- piece
- sod
- cut
- lay
- field
- [uncountable, countable]
peat that is cut to be used as fuel; a piece of this 泥煤；泥炭；泥煤块；泥炭块 - the turf[singular]
the sport of horse racing 赛马 - [uncountable] (informal)
the place where somebody lives and/or works, especially when they think of it as their own （自己的）地盘，势力范围 Extra ExamplesSupercomputers are familiar turf for IBM. 超级计算机是国际商用机器公司熟悉的领域。 We all protect our own turf. 我们都要保护我们自己的地盘。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- home
- familiar
- defend
- protect
- invade
- …
- battle
- war
- (on) somebody’s own turf
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch turf and German Torf, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit darbha ‘tuft of grass’.